Temporary abutment with combination of scanning features and provisionalization features

Abstract

A lower region of a temporary abutment includes an anti-rotational feature for non-rotationally mating with a dental implant. An upper region of the temporary abutment includes a first anti-rotational structure and at least one retention groove. A top surface of the temporary abutment includes one or more informational markers that provide information concerning the dental implant. A temporary abutment cap is configured to be coupled to the upper region of the temporary abutment. The temporary abutment cap has at least one projection configured to mate with the at least one retention groove of the temporary abutment. The temporary abutment cap has a second anti-rotational structure that is configured to slidably engage the first anti-rotational structure of the temporary abutment. The temporary abutment cap is configured to be coupled with a temporary prosthesis such that the temporary prosthesis and the temporary abutment cap are removable from the temporary abutment.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A prosthesis assembly for attachment to a dental implant, comprising:
 an abutment for non-rotationally mating with the dental implant, the abutment including a flange and an outer surface of the flange having a shape for shaping gingival tissue in an anatomic fashion; and 
 an abutment cap configured to be removably coupled to the abutment such that a bottom end of the abutment cap aligns with the flange, the abutment cap including a plurality of informational markers on a top surface of the abutment cap that provide information concerning the abutment or the dental implant to assist a user in designing a final prosthesis, 
 wherein a first informational marker of the plurality of informational markers provides one of a height or a diameter of a portion of the abutment coupled to the dental implant, and 
 wherein a second informational marker of the plurality of informational markers is aligned with a flat of a non-rotational feature of the abutment to indicate a location of a flat of a non-rotational feature of the dental implant when the abutment is non-rotationally coupled to the dental implant. 
 
     
     
       2. The prosthesis assembly of  claim 1 , further including:
 a temporary prosthesis removably coupled to the abutment cap. 
 
     
     
       3. The prosthesis assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the combination of the temporary prosthesis and the abutment cap are removably coupled to the abutment. 
     
     
       4. The prosthesis assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the temporary prosthesis has a non-round shape. 
     
     
       5. The prosthesis assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the abutment cap and the abutment are configured to have a snap fit engagement. 
     
     
       6. The prosthesis assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the abutment includes a female or male retention feature configured to mate with a corresponding female or male retention feature of the abutment cap. 
     
     
       7. The prosthesis assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the abutment includes a first anti-rotational structure configured to mate with a second anti-rotational structure of the abutment cap to non-rotationally couple the abutment with the abutment cap. 
     
     
       8. The prosthesis assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the abutment includes an anti-rotational feature for non-rotationally mating with the dental implant. 
     
     
       9. The prosthesis assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a fastening device configured to couple the abutment to the dental implant, the abutment including an aperture, the fastening device extending through the aperture and coupling with the dental implant. 
 
     
     
       10. The prosthesis assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the abutment cap has an anatomically shaped tooth structure and is a temporary prosthesis. 
     
     
       11. An abutment assembly for attachment to a dental implant, comprising:
 an abutment having a lower region and an upper region, the lower region including an anti-rotational feature for non-rotationally mating with the dental implant; 
 an abutment cap configured to be coupled to the upper region of the abutment, a top surface of the abutment cap including one or more informational markers providing information concerning the abutment or the dental implant, wherein the one or more informational markers include at least one of a groove and projection on the top surface; and 
 a temporary prosthesis removably coupled to the abutment cap, wherein the temporary prosthesis has an internal surface that has a shape that mates with the one or more informational markers for non-rotationally mating with the abutment cap. 
 
     
     
       12. The abutment assembly of  claim 11 , the abutment cap and the abutment are configured to have a snap fit engagement. 
     
     
       13. The abutment assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the abutment includes a female or male retention feature configured to mate with a corresponding female or male retention feature of the abutment cap. 
     
     
       14. The abutment assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the abutment includes a first anti-rotational structure configured to mate with a second anti-rotational structure of the abutment cap to non-rotationally couple the abutment with the abutment cap. 
     
     
       15. The abutment assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the abutment includes an anti-rotational feature for non-rotationally mating with the dental implant. 
     
     
       16. The abutment assembly of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a fastening device configured to couple the abutment to the dental implant, the abutment including an aperture, the fastening device extending through the aperture and coupling with the dental implant.